One of my all time favourite cars in for a detail this week, I am so lucky, I get all the good bits, without the downside of running costs

As it came in, pretty grubby, and generally swirly and scratched on the sides from the owner's driveway...

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outside for a snow foam and chemical bath

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engine bay had a quick clean, nothing fancy, as the owner wanted us to concentrate on the paintwork...

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and then onto the paintwork, I took too many pictures, and I won't post them all here, but here's a "few" just to show it off

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I have to say, it does still need a fair bit of work, 2 more coats of wax and a coat of sealant, and the arches and wheels still need doing...but, it is, I feel, some of my best work yet, and on one of my all time favourite cars...so I am really chuffed with the work so far. Oh...and the noise when you hit the loud pedal...oh my, words cannot describe!!!

Lovely job Marc

Great colour and a wonderful car, stunning reflection pics too

thanks mate

it's the same green that went on the Lotus Carlton, hoping to get a few pics out in the sunshine...if we get some!

I have never heard something so fing sweet.It is beautiful.
And what a difference from when i saw it marc.Stunning work mate

Thanks Neal - the customer collected it on Saturday - second one in a row to give me a tip (no, not "don't give up the day job" )

it had 4 coats of sealant in all, should keep it protected

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Lovely looking beast. I had a go driving one of these at Le Mans, it's a proper man's car! Those rear lights look a lot better than those upside down cavalier lights on the earlier one

[quote="Zippy"]Those rear lights look a lot better than those upside down cavalier lights on the earlier one [/quote]

yep, the later cars looked a bit more...er...TVRish

to be fair though, while working on it, I did notice the lines in the bodywork where the original lights were, so I'm guessing they never changed the tool that well, just patched it up!